SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - Big Wheel Keep On Turning

The GDP estimate came in on the high side revision today showing what a marvelous recovery we are enjoying.

Too bad not much else is showing growth. Maybe this is one of those recoveries that is localized to the well-to-do.

The market is drifting higher on low volumes, and do not expect tomorrow to be much different 'unless something happens.

Have a pleasant evening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts - Quiet Options Expiration on the Comex

Today was the last option expiration for 2014 Comex precious metal options.

Gold and silver were under slight pressure most of the day, but closed largely unchanged. Gold was down about five dollars while silver was up a penny.

Let's see how the trade winds down this week.

A nor'easter is expected to work its way up the east coast of the US this week. There is some uncertainly but we may be seeing a substantial winter storm in the New Jersey-New York-New England area on Wednesday, so I would expect the adults to leave on Tuesday for a long holiday weekend. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the biggest travel day of the year.

Have a pleasant evening.

 

 

 

 

SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts

Lack of hard economic data and a light holiday week trade had stocks drifting with an upward bias.

The second estimate of 3Q GDP will be given tomorrow.

The grand jury decision in the police shooting of Michael Brown should be released shortly.

Have a pleasant evening.

 

 

 

China SGE Gold Withdrawals For Week 52 Tonnes

The Shanghai Gold Exchange withdrawals were 52.26 tonnes for the week ending 14 November.

To put this into perspective, there are a total of 27 tonnes of gold bullion in the registered 'deliverable' at these prices category in all the Comex warehouses now. 

 

That's only a few days supply work in Shanghai.  

 

The point of this, of course, is that as a price discovery mechanism the Comex hardly merits the title anymore relative to the new physical markets in Asia since so little bullion is actually changing hands and being withdrawn, and their leverage is so high. 

 

Compared to China it is like a game of Liar's poker.  And how apt that comparison might be.